S TAT E L E S S B Y D E C R E E Exemplifying the character of the campaign, on 12 November 2024, the Kuwaiti media outlet, Kuwait Moments, published an article entitled “Kuwait to Revoke Citizenship of 930 in Record Action”. 76 It celebrated the ʻ“new” record, the revocation of 930 citizenships in a single day, with 1617 “in just 20 days”. It added: “Fahd al-Yousef, Kuwait's acting prime minister and minister of defense and interior, who heads the committee, called the decision a ʻtruly large numberʼ and emphasized the importance of rectifying past wrongdoings.” Fahd al-Yousef reportedly stated that “the committee is committed to protecting Kuwaitʼs identity, [describing] the ongoing actions as addressing one of the biggest crimes against the country, which must be stopped.” To prove his point, he cited “two Syrian brothers who fraudulently obtained Kuwaiti nationality” and that “In total, about 132 other individuals acquired citizenship illegally, often through fraudulent methods.” The article stated that “Kuwaitʼs aggressive stance on citizenship integrity is intended to safeguard national identity and prevent fraud. With new policies in place, the government is sending a clear message that violations wonʼt be tolerated, and individuals found guilty will face consequences.” Despite being underway since March 2024, the GoK only established an appeals procedure from May 2025., Moreover, the article noted that “The committee will also establish a process for receiving grievances from those affected by the decisions.” On 14 November 2024, a report in the Kuwait Times related a case in which “[...] The criminal court on Thursday heard a case of a Kuwaiti citizen who added a Syrian boy to his nationality file claiming the boy was his son. The man confessed in court that the boy was a Syrian citizen and a close relative of his wife, adding that he brought the boy to Kuwait in early 1990s when he was just two months old.” 77 The scope of such cases is significant but the processes for protecting impacted children appear, even at the time of writing, weak or opaque. On 2 June 2025, Gulf Center for Human Rights reported that approximately 681 of those stripped of their nationality - including dependents - had obtained it by state recognition under Article 1 of the 1959 Nationality Law, for acts deemed by the government of the day as meritorious or beneficial to the state, or noble deeds. 78 33